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Happy birthday!
Happy birthday, Dwimordene! I hope you have a lovely day and a smashing year.
Your birthday drabble request: "I realize that it can be tough to write an AU in only 100 words, but for my birthday, I'd like to see you give it a shot."
So here you go, a little piece of birthday cheer!
The Power Behind the Throne
Taking it had been a kindness. The Ring-bearer had struggled at first but had soon become peaceful. That peace had settled upon all Gondor now, like frost.
With the bridge retaken, his father was ready to hear his counsel, and the new king too listened when he told him how he might win their war. The South and the East – and the North – paid homage to the West. Everyone listened, now.
But the White Tree did not blossom here, nor could the winter sun warm all of the new-laid marble and stone. This was not Minas Anor, as of old.
Your birthday drabble request: "I realize that it can be tough to write an AU in only 100 words, but for my birthday, I'd like to see you give it a shot."
So here you go, a little piece of birthday cheer!
The Power Behind the Throne
Taking it had been a kindness. The Ring-bearer had struggled at first but had soon become peaceful. That peace had settled upon all Gondor now, like frost.
With the bridge retaken, his father was ready to hear his counsel, and the new king too listened when he told him how he might win their war. The South and the East – and the North – paid homage to the West. Everyone listened, now.
But the White Tree did not blossom here, nor could the winter sun warm all of the new-laid marble and stone. This was not Minas Anor, as of old.
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I am wondering now, who it was that took the Ring from Frodo. Boromir or perhaps his brother...?
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I think it's probably Faramir, as he thinks of the taking of the Ring as a kindness which would be rather in line with his gentle nature - and it seems significant that his father is ready to listen to his counsel, which was perhaps always less of a problem for Boromir. And would there even BE a new king if Boromir had taken the Ring ...?
Minas Anor, as of old - oh, that's Faramir. :)
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Bingo! :-)
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I had at first assumed that it was Boromir, but have been convinced by the arguments advanced for it being Faramir.
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(Anonymous) 2008-05-26 12:09 am (UTC)(link)So, the second son finally gets his due as counselor and power behind the throne. Perfect! Chilling in style, theme, and substance, and what a last line! What a perversion of that wish in Two Towers, to see Minas Tirith revered for its ancientry and beauty, and to be Minas Anor once more.
Thank you, Una!
Dwim
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I also like the line 'Everyone listened, now.' How tempting that must have been! It sounds very much like the dark side of the INFJ? Do you read Faramir as INFJ?
The last paragraph also makes me think of Narnia - always winter and never Christmas.
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I do indeed read Faramir as INFJ (all that 'reading the hearts of men'), and this is definitely 'When INFJs Go Bad'. I'm glad you liked it :-)
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MEFA awards 2009 winner!
Re: MEFA awards 2009 winner!